So, Wisconsin and Illinois are very humid and hot in the summer. Who knew. Basically, I got in to Midway around midnight and would have been sweating if Emily hadn't have been right there as I walked outside. We got back to her place around 2am and poor Shayne had to be up for work at 4am, so by the time I woke up at 11am, he was already back from work. Emily and I went out for the afternoon and he went back to bed for a long nap. :)
Sunday: Emily and I picked up her friend, Amanda. We drove up to Milwaukee to go to a craft fair. But this was no gray-haired doilies and quilted mitten craft fair... Oh no! This was a fair I could sink my teeth into. And did! (Sorry wallet...) They had really cool printwork, either on clothes or buttons or tableware. There were jewelry makers, made from iron or bronze or tin. There were the organic candle people. There was a co-op clothing rack. There were really funky laptop bags that looked like furry monsters. Awesomeness all around. I spent fifty bucks, which is so easy to do at a fair like that, it's really not funny.
I bought a T-shirt and a headband. The T-shirt is brown with a yellow print design on the front. But the shirt fabric is really soft and I could see myself walking around Spain with this T-shirt on. The headband is blue print fabric, but what impressed me was that the band didn't feel tight at all. It was just enough pressure that I could remember I was wearing a headband, but not so much pressure that I had a headache in five minutes. Both the vendors were really sweet and I got cards, if anyone's interested in their stuff. Amanda also bought a headband and some buttons. Emily bought a coinpurse and a T-shirt.
Then, we headed back to spend some time in the pool. Sigh. Genius idea and totally worth it since it was... hot and humid like always.
The three girls in the pool. I had to buy a new swimsuit because I forgot to pack one!
Then, after a nice dip in the not-so-cold water, we went over to Progress Days. Now, in the country (and I do mean country), towns like to have little summer festivals. Singing, beer, brats, carnival rides, baseball games, fireworks, etc. Well, Progress Days is this region's version of that. :) We basically sat in the beer tent (more like a hay-holding structure) and listened to country music (sung by a blond ten year old) and watched the baseball game and cracked jokes.
I had to drink Mike's Lemonade because the only beer they had was Miller. Ugh.
Emily scarfing down a funnel cake. I stuck to the fried potatoes.
This was the blond high-pitched girlie who "sang" country. But then again, novelty goes a long way and people loved her. Except our table. :)
After the fireworks (dejavu?), we dropped Amanda off at her house before heading over to Lumpy's. Yes, I said Lumpy's. It's the bar Emily and Shayne like to hang out at. Should we have gone to Knockers? They're real thinkers around these parts when it comes to bar names. Anyway, my mission was to drink Shayne under the table. Well... it sorta happened. I definitely held my own. But I was drinking much thicker beer than he was. He had like five Miller's to my three Hefs. But maybe that makes us about even. And we each had three Jaegerbombs. Needless to say, I got sloshed. But at least Shayne was the only one to get up and do karaoke. Giggle.
I love how I look better in this picture. Kidding Em!
Emily won a free drink and a hat after correctly guessing who sang "Wishing Well" and "Sign Your Name". Any takers?
Could Shayne be anymore Joey Tribbiani-esque? How YOU doin'?
We slept off our respective drunken tendencies. No hangover on my side of the fence. But then again, I've been blessed in that arena. Yesterday, we woke up late and decided not to go into Chicago, which was probably wise. We drove over to Silver Lake since it was hot again. But while we were there, the sky started to get a little too dark for our comfort.
This little guy stopped by and stayed for like... thirty minutes. He's my new pet. I will squeeze him and love him and name him George!
Notice how nobody is in the water behind us. They pulled everyone out since thunder and lightning were on their way.
We spent the brunt of the rain and wind and thunder in Emily's car eating Dairy Queen. I heart Wisconsin. We then got dry and dressed and went to see "License To Wed". I adore John Kraczinsky, but Robin Williams kinda fell flat. John stole a lot of scenes actually. But the credits were worth it - all kinds of bloopers. Great stuff... After that, dinner at Applebee's. Shayne and I discovered that we don't want our danglies to be in our crumblies. And if you don't know what I'm talking about, that's very OK and probably better for your sanity.
Then, we went bowling. Oh, the tragedy! My worst bowling scores to date: 74 and 65! Dismal indeed, but I did beat Shayne in the first game. :)
I think Shayne caught Emily looking at my ass. Can't blame her...
I had to have the shoes with the neon green laces. En fuego!
Here's Emily trying out a little rumpshake before bowling. It didn't help her game.... :(
What's on the menu for today, you ask? Sushi. We're going out to lunch and then hitting up Wal-Mart (against my better judgment) for all my purchasing needs. It kinda sucks, but where else am I going to find batteries, a Nalgene water bottle and chapstick? In Wisconsin no less. Then, I leave tomorrow for Frankfurt and the adventure continues....
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